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    M.P.E.C. 2004-G22                                Issued 2004 Apr. 11, 15:33 UT

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                                    2004 GP

Observations:
     K04G00P* C2004 04 09.36939 18 55 16.25 +56 07 34.9          18.3   EG022704
     K04G00P  C2004 04 09.38006 18 55 14.15 +56 08 13.4          18.7   EG022704
     K04G00P  C2004 04 09.39119 18 55 12.23 +56 08 57.2          18.9   EG022704
     K04G00P  C2004 04 09.40194 18 55 10.31 +56 09 36.9          19.3   EG022704
     K04G00P 5C2004 04 10.50590 18 51 48.84 +57 16 25.2          18.5 R EG022673
     K04G00P 5C2004 04 10.50764 18 51 48.49 +57 16 31.5                 EG022673
     K04G00P 5C2004 04 10.51065 18 51 47.86 +57 16 42.5                 EG022673
     K04G00P 5C2004 04 10.51539 18 51 46.86 +57 16 59.7                 EG022673
     K04G00P 5C2004 04 11.42083 18 48 53.41 +58 11 25.6          18.5 R EG022673
     K04G00P 5C2004 04 11.42234 18 48 53.07 +58 11 31.4                 EG022673
     K04G00P 5C2004 04 11.42407 18 48 52.73 +58 11 38.3                 EG022673
     K04G00P 5C2004 04 11.42685 18 48 52.05 +58 11 47.9                 EG022673
     K04G00P  C2004 04 11.46619 18 48 43.28 +58 14 16.8          18.9 R EG022926
     K04G00P  C2004 04 11.46765 18 48 43.01 +58 14 22.7          19.1 R EG022926
     K04G00P  C2004 04 11.46909 18 48 42.71 +58 14 29.0          18.9 R EG022926

Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, D. Torres, R. Kracke, M. McCleary,
    H. Stange, A. Milner.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.
    1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 GP
Epoch 2004 Apr. 5.0 TT = JDT 2453100.5                  MPC
M 143.86150              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.70001103     Peri.  278.07429     +0.79646105     -0.56029875
a   0.6952936      Node   116.28752     +0.60457866     +0.74506749
e   0.4921928      Incl.   14.69303     -0.01159515     +0.36185598
P   0.58           H   19.2           G   0.15
From 15 observations 2004 Apr. 9-11.

Ephemeris:
2004 GP                  a,e,i = 0.70, 0.49, 15                  q = 0.3531
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 04 05    19 06.46   +51 42.5    0.265    1.007    83.8    81.0    19.2
2004 04 15    18 35.35   +61 44.7    0.262    1.029    88.2    77.1    19.0
2004 04 25    17 29.9    +70 48.5    0.262    1.037    89.5    75.9    19.0
2004 05 05    15 09.5    +75 59.0    0.264    1.032    87.7    77.5    19.1
2004 05 15    12 26.3    +73 35.5    0.269    1.014    82.9    81.8    19.2
2004 05 25    10 56.96   +66 29.0    0.276    0.981    75.5    88.7    19.5
2004 06 04    10 07.86   +58 12.0    0.283    0.934    65.7    98.3    19.9

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-G22

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